Love Synonym Pt.1: Right for Me

Love Synonym Pt. 1: Right for Me is the debut extended play by the South Korean singer Wonho. It was released on September 4, 2020 by Highline Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M.

Love Synonym Pt. 1: Right for Me
EP by
Wonho
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2020
Genre
Length23:38
Language
  • Korean
  • English
LabelHighline
Wonho chronology
Love Synonym Pt. 1: Right for Me
(2020)		 Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us
(2021)
Singles from Love Synonym Pt. 1: Right for Me
  1. "Losing You"
    Released: August 14, 2020
  2. "Open Mind"
    Released: September 4, 2020

Background and release

The album was announced on August 9, 2020, as the first solo project of Wonho following his departure from Monsta X in October 2019. The album contains 8 tracks, with both Korean and English-language tracks.[1][2]

The album had an English-language pre-release single, "Losing You", that released on August 14, 2020, accompanied by a music video.[3] The title track "Open Mind" was released simultaneous to the album's full release on September 4, also accompanied by a music video.[4]

Critical reception

Wonho's participation in the writing, arranging, and composition of many of the songs on the album garnered praise for his overall musicality, as well as his diversity of style.[5][6][7] Additionally, the participation of several international producers were noted as part of the album's global appeal, as well as songs on the album being released in multiple languages.[4][8][9] The album debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart.[10]

Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Genius Korea Favorite Albums of 2020 N/A[lower-alpha 1] [11]
The Honey Pop Top 50 Albums of 2020 [12]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Open Mind"
  • Corey Latif Williams
  • David Brook
  • Bryan Fryzel
  • Aaron Kleinstub
3:10
2."I Just"
  • Wonho
  • Savage House Gang
  • An Seon-yong
  • Post Gothic
  • Wonho
  • Savage House Gang
  • An Seon-yong
  • Post Gothic
2:54
3."Lost in Paradise"
  • Wonho
  • Savage House Gang
  • An Seon-yong
  • Post Gothic
  • Wonho
  • Savage House Gang
  • An Seon-yong
  • Post Gothic
3:45
4."Losing You" (Korean version)
  • Wonho
  • JQ
  • Kang Eun-yu
  • Seul-ri (makeumine)
  • Wonho
  • Corey Sanders
  • Jon Maguire
  • Neil Ormandy
  • Nick Gale
2:58
5."Interlude: Runway"
  • Wonho
  • Savage House Gang
  • Wonho
  • Savage House Gang
1:09
6."With You"Jooyoung
  • $ÜN
  • Jooyoung
  • Bae Min-su
3:34
7."Open Mind" (English version)
  • Corey Latif Williams
  • David Brook
  • Bryan Fryzel
  • Aaron Kleinstub
  • Corey Latif Williams
  • David Brook
  • Bryan Fryzel
  • Aaron Kleinstub
3:10
8."Losing You"
  • Wonho
  • Corey Sanders
  • Jon Maguire
  • Neil Ormandy
  • Nick Gale
  • Wonho
  • Corey Sanders
  • Jon Maguire
  • Neil Ormandy
  • Nick Gale
2:58
Total length:23:38

Notes

Charts

Certification and sales
Region Certification Certified units/Sales
South Korea — 146,068[20]
Japan — 5,363[21]

Awards and nominations

Year-end award
Bout Year Award Result Ref.
Golden Disc Awards
35th 2021 Disc Bonsang Nominated [22]

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea September 4, 2020
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming

See also

Notes
  1. All the albums and songs listed are either unranked or just alphabetically ranked.

References
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  2. Moon, Wan-sik (September 4, 2020). "원호, 오늘(4일) 데뷔 앨범 'Love Synonym' 韓美 동시발매..본격 솔로 도약". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  3. Shim, Eon-kyung (August 14, 2020). "널 위해서라면 죽을 수도"..솔로로 돌아온 원호의 진심 'Losing You' [한낮의 신곡]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  4. Kim, Eunae (September 4, 2020). "'솔로 데뷔' 원호, 전매특허 '매혹 카리스마'로 글로벌 정조준..'Open Mind'[한낮의 신곡]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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